Thermoregulatory analysis of warm footbaths before bedtime: Implications for enhancing sleep quality

Zhao, Jinping; Wang, Faming; Ou, Dengsong; Zhou, Binkan; Li, Yuguo; Wang, Hanqing; Deng, Qihong

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109788

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“…12,15,22 Although the exact mechanism is still unclear, we know that immersing the feet in warm water reduces sympathetic activity, and the sense of touch on the skin improves individuals' comfort levels by reducing pain. 23,24 In this study, although the pain severity scores of the patients were significantly decreased in the morning of the footbath intervention, and they needed fewer analgesics on the night of the surgery day, there was no significant difference between the study groups. This result was not consistent with the first hypothesis of the study.…”

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Effects of Footbath on Postoperative Pain and Sleep Quality in Patients With Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study

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Çolakoğlu,

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2023

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

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BACKGROUND: Pain management and good sleep are essential for patients after surgical procedures. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of footbath on postoperative pain severity and sleep quality levels of patients who have undergone degenerative lumbar spine surgery. METHODS: Sixty patients were randomly assigned to the footbath intervention group or the control group. The intervention was a 20-minute footbath in 42°C water before patients fell asleep on the evening of the surgery day. On the morning of the surgery day and the morning of postoperative day, the patient's pain severity and sleep quality scores were obtained using the visual analog scale and the Visual Analog Sleep Scale. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the pain severity scores of the study groups (P > .05). The sleep quality level of the intervention group was statistically significantly higher than that of the control group (P < .05). CONCLUSION: Consequently, a footbath is effective in increasing sleep quality levels of patients who have undergone degenerative lumbar spine surgery. It may be used as a simple and practical nonpharmacological nursing strategy for improving patients' sleep quality.

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